Series guide
All Crash Bandicoot games in order
Crash started as Sony’s mascot and then went everywhere: Game Boy Advance, GameCube, DS and Wii, before the remakes brought him to the Switch. Five studios made the games, Europe renamed two of them, and the fourth numbered game skips seven of the ones in between. Below are all nineteen console releases in order, with the platforms linked — the GBA, GameCube, Switch and PS4 copies are the ones we stock and test — and buying notes for the second-hand copies.
The short answer
Crash Bandicoot (1996) → Cortex Strikes Back (1997) → Warped (1998) → Crash Team Racing (1999) → Crash Bash (2000) → The Wrath of Cortex (2001) → the GBA years (XS 2002 to Fusion 2004) → Twinsanity (2004) → the Radical era (Tag Team Racing 2005 to Mind over Mutant 2008) → N. Sane Trilogy (2017) → Nitro-Fueled (2019) → Crash 4 (2020) → Team Rumble (2023). Start with the N. Sane Trilogy.
Every Crash Bandicoot game in order
- Crash Bandicoot · 1996 · PlayStation — Naughty Dog’s original — the corridor platformer that made Crash Sony’s mascot
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back · 1997 · PlayStation — the warp room, the slide, the belly flop
- Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped · 1998 · PlayStation — time travel and vehicles; the last Naughty Dog platformer
- Crash Team Racing · 1999 · PlayStation — the kart racer; Naughty Dog’s last Crash game
- Crash Bash · 2000 · PlayStation — party mini-games, by Eurocom
- Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex · 2001 · PlayStation 2; Xbox & GameCube 2002 — Traveller’s Tales takes over; De Wraak van Cortex on the Dutch box
- Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure · 2002 · Game Boy Advance — sold as Crash Bandicoot XS in Europe — Vicarious Visions’ first handheld Crash
- Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced · 2003 · Game Boy Advance — the GBA sequel, with Crunch and Coco playable
- Crash Nitro Kart · 2003 · PS2, Xbox, GameCube & GBA — the second kart game; the GBA version is a separate build
- Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage · 2004 · Game Boy Advance — sold as Crash Fusion in Europe — the crossover with Spyro Orange / Spyro Fusion
- Crash Twinsanity · 2004 · PlayStation 2 & Xbox — Crash and Cortex team up; no Nintendo version
- Crash Tag Team Racing · 2005 · PS2, GameCube, Xbox & PSP — Radical Entertainment’s first Crash; karts that clash together
- Crash Boom Bang! · 2006 · Nintendo DS — a Japanese-made party game (Dimps), stylus-driven
- Crash of the Titans · 2007 · PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, PSP, DS & GBA — the redesign: ride the mutants; the last game on the GBA
- Crash: Mind over Mutant · 2008 · PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, PSP & DS — the last new Crash for nine years
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy · 2017 · PS4; Switch, Xbox One & PC 2018 — the first three games remade by Vicarious Visions
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled · 2019 · PS4, Xbox One & Switch — CTR remade by Beenox, with the Nitro Kart tracks added
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time · 2020 · PS4 & Xbox One; Switch, PS5, Xbox Series & PC 2021 — Toys for Bob’s direct sequel to Warped — numbered four on purpose
- Crash Team Rumble · 2023 · PS4, PS5 & Xbox — an online-only team game; no Nintendo version
Do you have to play them in order?
Only the numbered platformers. The first three tell one loose story about Cortex, and Crash 4 continues it straight from the end of Warped — Toys for Bob numbered it four to say exactly that. Everything else is a side road: two kart racers, two party games, the Traveller’s Tales and Radical platformers with their own designs, and a run of handheld games that mostly stand alone. The order that does matter for a buyer is the studio: Naughty Dog, then Traveller’s Tales and Vicarious Visions, then Radical, then the remakes.
Which Crash Bandicoot should you buy now?
- Playing, today: N. Sane Trilogy on Switch — the three classics, one region-free cartridge.
- The new one: Crash 4: It’s About Time — the direct sequel to Warped, on Switch or PS4.
- Portable and cheap: Crash Bandicoot XS on the Game Boy Advance — also in the second slot of a DS or DS Lite.
- For the GameCube: The Wrath of Cortex (De Wraak van Cortex) — the first Crash on a Nintendo home console.
Buying Crash Bandicoot second-hand
XS and Fusion are the European names
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure was sold as Crash Bandicoot XS in Europe, and Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage as Crash Fusion (paired with Spyro Orange, sold here as Spyro Fusion). Same games — a second-hand listing may use either name, and this list gives both.
De Wraak van Cortex is The Wrath of Cortex
The Dutch GameCube and PS2 boxes carry the translated title De Wraak van Cortex. The disc is the European PAL release with the game in English; only the box and manual are Dutch. GameCube mini-discs run on the first Wii models with GameCube ports.
N. Sane Trilogy on Switch is the way to play the originals
The Switch cartridge holds all three PlayStation games remade and is region-free, so it plays on any Switch, Switch Lite or Switch 2. Crash 4 on Switch is a cartridge too; on PS4 it is a disc. Both are the versions we stock and test.
The GBA games fit a DS or DS Lite
XS, N-Tranced, Nitro Kart and Fusion are Game Boy Advance cartridges: region-free, and they slot into the second bay of an original DS or DS Lite (not a DSi or 3DS). Crash of the Titans on GBA is the last one; its DS version is a different game.
Every copy tested before it is listed
Booting, gameplay, saving, disc and label condition — checked on real hardware. We have been doing this since 2019, with 1400+ verified reviews at 5.0★, and we ship tracked to all 27 EU countries. Originals only; if something ever turns out not to be genuine, you get your money back.
Browse tested gamesQuestions we get asked
Do I need to play the Crash Bandicoot games in order?
Only the numbered ones. Crash 1, 2 and 3 tell one loose story, and Crash 4: It’s About Time picks up directly after Warped — it deliberately skips everything released in between. The racing, party and Titans games stand alone.
How many Crash Bandicoot games are there?
Nineteen console and handheld releases, from Crash Bandicoot (1996) to Crash Team Rumble (2023), plus a handful of mobile games that this list leaves out. Counting every port separately the number roughly doubles.
What is the newest Crash Bandicoot game?
Crash Team Rumble (2023), an online team game on PlayStation and Xbox. The newest platformer is Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (2020; Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series in 2021).
Is Crash Bandicoot XS the same as The Huge Adventure?
Yes. XS is the European title of Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure, the first Game Boy Advance game. In the same way Crash Fusion is the European Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage.
Which Crash Bandicoot should I start with?
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on Switch or PS4: the three classics remade, and the first game is still the hardest. For something on a handheld, XS on the Game Boy Advance plays like a real Crash game.
Do you ship outside the Netherlands?
We ship to all 27 EU countries with track & trace. Parcels leave from the Netherlands, there are no customs charges within the EU, and your country’s exact rate appears at checkout before you pay.
Years given are the first release; European dates and titles where they differ. Onze Game Boy Advance-collectie in het Nederlands.
